Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 112 Discussing the King of Tang Dynasty, Zheng's Rebellion
In the city of Fuzhou, Zheng's mansion, the main town of Fujian, Annanbo and Zheng Zhilong were sitting in front of the table, looking through the documents, suddenly a middle-aged man hurried into the house, and the voice came first before he arrived: "Brother, I heard that Da Mu A letter came, saying that he met the king of Tang in Quzhou and wanted to welcome him to Fujian, is this true?"

The person who came was Zheng Zhilong's fifth younger brother, Zheng Zhibao!
Seeing him rushing into the room, Zheng Zhilong put down the Chinese book in his hand, and said with a smile: "Here is the letter from Damu, so it must be true! Sit down first, and we will discuss it in detail!"

"Is the elder brother also going to welcome Tang Wang?" Zheng Zhibao asked after sitting down.

"Yes!" Zheng Zhilong nodded with a smile on his face, "Damu's move will be of great benefit to my Zheng family. If Tang Wang comes, I will take out this treasure land in Fujian Province to help him gain a foothold!"

"What?" Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but change his face when he heard the words, "Brother, our brothers have worked so hard to build this foundation in Fujian, but you want to give it to the king of Tang. This~this is too much~"

"Haha~" Seeing Zheng Zhibao's expression, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help laughing out loud, "Brother, you are such a rough person."

Zheng Zhibao was very puzzled in his heart: "Brother, do you have the heart to give up many years of foundation and make a wedding dress for Tang Wang? What's so funny about it, why do I get more and more confused the more I listen to it?"

Seeing that Zheng Zhibao didn't understand what was going on in his mind, Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about that for now. Damu's letter said that they left Quzhou on the [-]th and planned to detour through Wenzhou Mansion. When the army of the Tang Dynasty gathers, and then comes to Fuzhou along the coast, how long do you think it will take for the king of Tang to enter Fujian?"

"In today's season, there is little wind and rain, and the road is easy to travel. If the king of Tang enters Fujian from Xianxiaguan, it will take five or six days, but if he detours to Wenzhou, it will take at least half a month." Zheng Zhibao thought for a while, "But the letter from Damu is already on the way. It will take a lot of time, and it is estimated that in another seven or eight days, the king of Tang will be able to enter Fujian."

"So fast!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help raising his eyebrows after hearing this, "It seems that there is not much time left for me to wait."

When Zheng Zhibao heard this, his eyes widened, "Is it possible that elder brother still wants to meet King Tang in person?"

"The king of Tang and Wang Shiheng joined together, and there are tens of thousands of troops by our side. If we, the Zheng family, want to gain enough benefits, we will naturally rise up to meet them! Brother Leopard, you go back and prepare first, and follow me to gather the army to meet the king of Tang. Zheng Zhilong paused, then smiled and said: "No, we are going to meet our Majesty."

Zheng Zhibao heard the words, but he didn't say goodbye and left. Instead, his face was full of doubts, "Brother, do you really want to make the king of Tang the emperor?"

"Brother Leopard, you are short-sighted! Why do you only see our Fujian?" Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "This big river north and south is much bigger than Fujian. My Zheng family wants to expand its territory and welcome the king of Tang. , is a crucial step.”

Zheng Zhibao rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and seemed to understand Zheng Zhilong's words, "Big brother wants to make a difference with Wang Shiheng, so that the new dynasty can take power? But with the reputation of my Zheng family, I'm afraid that the princes will not accept it!"

"Not convinced?" Zheng Zhilong smiled again: "Brother, my Zheng family naturally cannot directly command the world, but we have Tang Wang! Tang Wang is not you and me. His surname is Zhu, and his surname is Zhu. Do you understand?"

Zheng Zhibao seemed to understand what he said, "Then what should we brothers do?"

Zheng Zhilong smiled coldly, and said word by word: "Take the emperor to command the princes!"

The Zheng family in Fujian, since accepting the imperial court's recruitment, has rapidly expanded in power. On land, they have mastered the soldiers of a province, and at sea, they have defeated the Hongmaoyi several times, confirming their hegemony in the East Asian waters.

Historical records: "Any ship that does not have the flag of the Zheng family cannot come and go. Each ship has three thousand gold, and the annual income is tens of millions. In this way, the enemy's country is enriched and the city of Anping is built."

During the reign of the first emperor, the power of the Zheng family continued to expand, but the Ming Dynasty suffered from constant wars, internal and external difficulties, and gradually lost control of the local area, while the Zheng family had already become a big feudal town.During the Hongguang Dynasty, they tried to transfer soldiers from Fujian to defend Nanjing, but they failed. The Zheng family almost became an independent kingdom.

After hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, Zheng Zhibao realized that his brother didn't really want to take the Zheng family's foundation and pledge allegiance to the imperial court, but just wanted to use the Tang king's name as a puppet in his hands to seek more benefits for the Zheng family.

Immediately, Zheng Zhibao left the room with a smile on his face, and went back to prepare.The next day, Zheng Zhilong mobilized Fuzhou's soldiers, with a large army of more than [-] people, and left the city in mighty strength, heading towards Zhejiang Province, preparing to welcome the king of Tang to Fujian for his enthronement.

Outside the city of Jinhua, Wang Yan met Hu Weizong, he was very happy and asked him to go south with five young monks.

In Wang Yan's party, he was originally the only one who could wield knives and spears and kill people with a sword, but now there are more masters like Hu Weizong, and five young masters with high martial arts skills sent by the North Shaolin to the South Shaolin for exchange, Wang Yan My heart suddenly became more stable.

They went south all the way, and met some bandits on the way. Hu Weizong walked with him one by one, and most of the bandits retreated by themselves, but there were also stupid thieves who didn't know how to do it. Those who were killed by Hu Weizong and others in the fight did not stay, and retreated hastily.

The time came to August [-]th, which was the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Wang Yan and his party still did not rest. They wanted to rush to Lishui before dark. The horse neighed for a while, then stopped abruptly.

"What's the matter?" The whole team stopped, and Wang Yan couldn't help asking because he didn't know the situation.

"Master Hou, some dead bodies will be found at the end, they seem to have died not long ago!" On the road leading to the south, there were more than a dozen corpses lying here and there. Hu Weizong got off his horse and replied while checking.

Seeing this, several young monks got off their horses, folded their hands together, and said: "Amitabha!"

Hearing the sound, Wang Yan jumped out of the carriage, stepped forward to look, and saw Hu Weizong squatting beside a corpse, and on the head of the corpse, there was a pigtail of money in astonishment, "Northern prisoner?"

Among the more than ten people who died, half were northern captives with braids, half were Han Chinese, and there were many Confucian scholars among them. Could it be that Azig took advantage of the situation to wipe out the whole of Zhejiang, and even invaded Fujian.

At this time, Wang Yan looked at the corpses and found that the Qing soldiers were not wearing military uniforms, not like a large army fighting, but like spies picking people up. Only then did he dispel the idea that the Qing army had already attacked southern Zhejiang, and he was slightly relieved.

"These people died not long ago. Weizong will check carefully to see if he can find anything." Wang Yan looked at the corpse, frowned, and murmured, "Who is the Qing army chasing and killing?"

(End of this chapter)